“If you control the business, then you control the lifestyle and therefore you have a lifestyle business”

From never owning a computer and having no prior knowledge of internet marketing, self-taught business owner John Lamerton speaks about his journey and what he has learned about life. After the birth of his first child in 2009, John realized his business was not what he wanted it to be and therefore launched his Ambitious Lifestyle business. Listen in as Kim and John discuss “aha” moments, what exactly a lifestyle business is, and some hiring lessons learned along the way.

Have you ever allowed a “Momma Hair” day prevent you from getting on to social media and sharing your message? I know I have! Listen as I explain the injustice we are doing to ourselves and others by allowing our “imperfections” to hold us back.

“Your passion is not your purpose, your purpose is not your passion”

Dov Baron is a life strategist whose goal is to help you tap into your purpose and have the kind of impact you came into this world to have. Following a 120 foot fall down a mountain, Dov learned his real purpose in life and is now better equipped to help others do the same. Listen in as Dov and Kim discuss what it takes to be a vulnerable leader, the difference between purpose and passion, and choosing heart over smart. You’ll be glad you did!

“Do the best that you can every day and give yourself a pat on the back when all is said and done. You’ve done all that you can do and tomorrow is a new day.”

Why work with pressure and overwhelm yourself with unrealistically long task lists and habit lists. Listen in and find out my recommended amount of personal and professional tasks in a day and take note of where the pressure is and see where you can reduce it.

“It takes courage not to lie.”

Kim O’Neill was a crime analyst but now works as personal development coach with professionals and youth. Listen as we discuss how important self-confidence is with kids, our important role as parents, personal development practices and more!

“If we are focused on being perfect in everything we do we are never going to get anything done”

Positive Productivity is not about perfection. Listen in as I share a time that I pushed “go” before everything was perfect.

“Our point is to become a psychiatrist with a knife, actually.”

A Harvard graduate, a trauma surgeon, and now the owner and medical director of Adonis Cosmetic Surgery and Spa, Dr. Rina Shinn was a real go-getter from the start. She graduated Harvard in just two years and went on to have a successful career as a trauma surgeon and Chief of Surgery. When her hospital faulted, she was forced to make a tough decision: go back into trauma surgery, working up to 100 hours a week, and give up her personal life with a one year old at home or leave the familiar behind and open her own business. Listen in as Rina and I discuss her education, her early career and how she ultimately made the decision to transition away from a guaranteed paycheck in order to open her own cosmetic surgery and spa center and balance her professional and personal responsibilities.

OK, I admit it. I use electronic babysitters with my three littles. Something happened, however, that made me realize how much time I was allowing these devices to control in my life as well. Listen as I share my recent experience, and the lesson I hope to share with you.

“Our point is to become a psychiatrist with a knife, actually.”

A Harvard graduate, a trauma surgeon, and now the owner and medical director of Adonis Cosmetic Surgery and Spa, Dr. Rina Shinn was a real go-getter from the start. She graduated Harvard in just two years and went on to have a successful career as a trauma surgeon and Chief of Surgery. When her hospital faulted, she was forced to make a tough decision: go back into trauma surgery, working up to 100 hours a week, and give up her personal life with a one year old at home or leave the familiar behind and open her own business. Listen in as Rina and I discuss her education, her early career and how she ultimately made the decision to transition away from a guaranteed paycheck in order to open her own cosmetic surgery and spa center and balance her professional and personal responsibilities.

“Positive Productivity is not about perfection.”

Join me as I discuss finding alternatives to life’s simple moments when life gets a little “too hot.” Literally.

“The more fun I have in my business, the more money I make”

Cat Stancik is a master profit accelerator and business coach from Action Incubator. Naturally born with determination and the skills to overcome many hurdles, she tells her story of where she comes from and where she is now today- a successful business coach helping others succeed. Listen in as Cat and I have a refreshing conversation discussing topics of worst jobs, what personal development books we would give our younger selves, getting results now- not in a year, and how you are a solution to someone’s problem.

“If communication is an issue, let your team know”

We learn from past experiences. Sometimes you have to go through those experiences one, two, and hopefully never three times for them to really resonate. Over the past six years, I wish I had heard this saying and followed through with it. Tune in and listen as I look back on a situation where hiring slow and firing fast would have been beneficial for me.

“You’re only going to get results by taking action yourself”

Founder of SEO Affiliate Domination, Greg Jeffries, shares the basic tools he needed to get started with his business, the financial struggle, and what it takes to live a comfortable life. Listen in as we discusses the challenges of entrepreneurship and the importance of taking action to propel yourself forward in your business.

“Take a look at the people you are surrounding yourself with right now. Are they people who will cheer you on, hearts happy for you, no matter where they are in life? Or are they people who are going to hold you back, talk about you behind your back, and recent you because their life isn’t going so well?”

We’ve all heard about “Fair weather friends”, but what about “Foul weather friends”? You know, the type who will do anything they can to hold us back when they see us about to move past them in one form of success or another. Listen as I share how I discovered a few characteristics of foul weather friends, and what we need to do about them.

“Pay attention to what gets you stressed out, what triggers you. By paying attention to how you feel moment to moment throughout the day; that you will find what that trigger is to you.”

Founder of Technology for Mindfulness, Robert Plotkin discusses the importance of finding a balance with technology and how developing strong mental habits of mindfulness can help you stay on course throughout your day. Listen in as Robert and I discuss the benefits of integrating moments throughout your day to pause and how they can keep you on task.

It’s easy to get caught up in what we do and don’t accomplish in a given day or week, but when was the last time you took a look at all you accomplished in the past five years? Listen as I share how this was a topic of discussion in my “Unretireables” mastermind group, and how we need to continually give ourselves a pat on the back and allow ourselves time to reach our higher goals.

“We should be looking out to expand our impact across the world as opposed to shutting ourselves in and trying to say that we’re going to not be included in this global population”

Founder and CEO of CAD Sourcing, Bryan Luoma speaks about the early years of his business, his motivation to employ 60 Philippines, and how it was an opportunity to help family. Listen in as Kim and Bryan discuss the benefits of open communication with in a business, the positive results of expanding our impact across the world, and knowing where your work is most valuable.

“Now looking back I realize the true value of hard stops. When we don’t have hard stops for our phone calls or activities, we allow our calendar or activities to get out of hand.”
Hard stops. For some (like me), they’re extremely difficult to express and even more difficult to enforce. Listen as I share why we need to have them, and the expense incurred by not.

“Allow yourself to be inspired every day and challenged every day instead of supported in your stuckness or supported in being somewhere you don’t want to be”
Melanie Benson is the Profit Amplifier from Melanie Benson Inc. Listen in on my inspiring conversation with Melanie as we discuss her road blocks, pot holes, growth, and transformation into the successful business woman she is today.

It’s easy to get caught up in what we do and don’t accomplish in a given day or week, but when was the last time you took a look at all you accomplished in the past five years? Listen as I share how this was a topic of discussion in my “Unretireables” mastermind group, and how we need to continually give ourselves a pat on the back and allow ourselves time to reach our higher goals.